TxDOT crews pretreat highways before winter weather
A Texas Department of Transportation truck applies brine to a highway surface. The water-salt mixture creates a barrier that helps prevent ice from bonding with the roadway. COURTESY PHOTO
The Texas Department of Transportation’s Brownwood District worked earlier this week to prepare and stage equipment, and treat major state-maintained roadways and structures in anticipation of the strong winter storms that moved through the area Wednesday and Thursday.
Crews began treating major roadways on Monday for the wintry precipitation that was expected. The National Weather Service had pred…
